The European Commission (the “Commission”) has published new guidance on its leniency policy and practice to encourage whistleblowers to come forward and self-report cartel activity to obtain leniency at a time when leniency...more
Am 11. Oktober 2021 hat das Bundeskartellamt („BKartA“) zentrale Dokumente für seine Kartellverfolgung aktualisiert und eine Neufassung sowohl seiner Bonusregelung vom 07.03.2006 als auch seiner Bußgeldleitlinien vom...more
On June 28, 2020, the International Competition Network (ICN) published guidelines on cooperation and coordination among competition agencies during multi-jurisdictional cartel investigations (Guidelines). The Guidelines are...more
When the DOJ is deciding whether to charge a company with a criminal antitrust violation, or agreeing to a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA), the effectiveness of a company’s antitrust compliance program is only one...more
The Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (Urzad Ochrony Konkurencji i Konsumentów, “UOKiK”) has recently published its 2015 annual report presenting its first experiences with the recent amendments to Polish...more